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Tapestry band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine or Early Islamic
7th-8th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 x 36 cm (2 9/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.393
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground of natural colored linen is covered with a powder of leaf-like forms and dots, woven with red, dark blue, green and yellow wool; part of the tapestry is sewn onto the band, probably a fragment of a shoulder band.